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– The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says deputies are investigating a deadly deputy-involved crash that happened early on Sunday morning. According to officials, Deputy Lira-Rangel was driving his fully marked agency-issued Chevrolet Tahoe south on 49th Street North in the median lane just before 1 a.m. Investigators say that as Deputy Lira-Rangel approached 58th Avenue North, an unknown woman in a red pickup truck that was headed north pointed toward the southbound lanes of 49th Street ahead of Deputy Lira-Rangel. Authorities say the

 One adult was taken to the hospital after a shooting early Sunday morning, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Officials say they are investigating the shooting that happened in the Baillies Bluff Rd. area of Holiday around 4:20 a.m. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies believe multiple subjects were involved in an altercation which led to a shooting. Authorities say the adult who was hospitalized has non-life threatening injuries. According to deputies, this appears to be an isolated incident, but the investigation

Photo by:  Hillsborough County Fire Rescue According to officials, one person died after a store in Dover caught on fire Sunday afternoon. The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue says they began receiving calls at 4:45 p.m. from people reporting fire and smoke in a store located at 3223 Sydney Dover Road. Firefighters battled the blaze from outside, according to HCFR. Authorities say they discovered one person had died inside after they were able to safely enter the building. HCFR reported that

A man was arrested after he shot a cat several times in the head in front of two children, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies responded to an Auburndale home after a man was said to have “shot a cat’s eye out” with a BB gun in front of kids. According to an affidavit, a young girl and her cousin were inside the home when they watched the girl’s 2-year-old cat, Tiger,

Photo by: OCSO A dump truck driver is seriously injured after crashing into an overpass on I-10 in Okaloosa County late Thursday night. It happened around 11:10 p.m. on I-10 west at the Wilkerson Bluff overpass. Florida Highway Patrol says the driver — a 65-year-old Fort Walton Beach man — “appeared to have suffered a medical event while operating” the dump truck. FHP adds he “failed to lower the dump bed of the truck back down to the ‘driving position’

Photo by: wear A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a Crestview church early Friday morning. It happened around 2 a.m. at the intersection of James Lee Blvd. and Ferdon Blvd. Crestview Police say the motorcyclist was driving south on Highway 85 when the driver left the road and struck the First Presbyterian Church, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist. “Additional Information is limited as this is an active and ongoing investigation,” Crestview Police say. Traffic was diverted until

Photo by:  Fo35orlando A crash near I-4 in Winter Park caused a roadblock near Lee Road on Friday, officials said.  A tractor-trailer reportedly flipped over on its side, prompting the roadblock on Friday morning. Injuries were reported in the crash, but it is unclear at this time how many people were injured and to what extent.  No other details have been released.  At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the profound impact a truck accident can have on your life. Our

A Florida woman found herself behind bars after she allegedly flung an Apple Watch at her boyfriend’s head.  Kayleen Tresedder, 35, was arrested and charged with domestic battery after the incident that unfolded at her Gulport home on July 1, according to an arrest affidavit from the Gulfport Police Department.  Tresedder and her boyfriend were in the middle of an argument about their relationship which escalated when she packed up all his clothing and belongings, the police report said. Then,

Photo by: Putnam County Fire Rescue Professionals Local 3529 A major crash on State Road 100 Thursday blocked all lanes and resulted in two trauma alerts. According to Putnam County Fire Rescue Professionals Local 3529, emergency personnel arrived on scene to two vehicles with heavy damage. One vehicle overturned, causing entrapment, and fire rescue put out a small fire. The crash occurred approximately a quarter mile east of County Road 315.  Florida Highway Patrol Troopers were dispatched to the crash

Two people are dead following a multi-vehicle accident near Boynton Beach. According to a report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday night, a Lexus RX350 was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on South Military Trail and approaching the intersection of Miner Road. In an attempt to beat a red-light signal, the Lexus crashed into the rear end of a Volkswagen Jetta. Two passengers in the Jetta were killed, a 2-year-old sustained serious injuries, while

A bicyclist was struck and killed in a crash involving a Sarasota County deputy’s patrol car, the sheriff’s office announced Friday morning. According to SCSO, the patrol vehicle struck the bicyclist at around 11:38 p.m. on Thursday at the intersection of South Tamiami Trail and Bay Street. The sheriff’s office reported north and southbound lanes of South Tamiami at the Bay Street intersection are closed. East and westbound lanes of Bay Street at this intersection are also closed.  This is a developing

Police announced the arrest of a man Thursday who they say sexually battered a boy in Pembroke Pines last month. According to Pembroke Pines police, 39-year-old Saul Alfonso Silva Valecillos is facing 14 counts that include sexual battery on a minor, online solicitation to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and possession of child pornography. Authorities said they received a sexual battery call involving a boy on June 30 at a home in the Grand Palms community near the 15000 block